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Employment Law Changes 2017
Topics: employment law | WEU
Posted by admin on 28 December 2016
Eight Priorities for HR
By Qian Mou from Personnel Today
Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ong...
Matt Hoy vs UB40: Fighting Vaccine Discrimination
If you’d like to read more about the case, visit our detailed coverage here.
Background
Matt Hoy, until recently a singer with UB40 Feat Ali & Astro, was dismissed by the band and their managemen...
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Commute Time Is Working Time: Court Rules
Key Ruling: Time spent travelling to and from the first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office must be considered working time, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Until...
Employment Law Changes: October 2016 and Beyond
Posted by admin on 26/09/2016
Originally by Bar Huberman at Personnel Today on 15 September 2016
Introduction
The autumn months promise to be a busy period for HR practitioners as they prepa...
Half of British Women Faced Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment at work remains a pervasive issue in the UK, affecting over half of all women surveyed. A recent TUC report in collaboration with the Everyday Sexism Project reveals alarming stat...
Grievance Documents for Vaccination Exemption
Ensure your rights are upheld if your employer refuses to accept a Clinical Reason Exemption Certificate issued under The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities)(Amendment) (Coronavi...
Greggs Baker Fairly Dismissed
An employment tribunal in Donovan v Greggs plc determined that dismissing an experienced baker for breaching essential hygiene rules was a reasonable step to protect both customers and the employer...
Advice on Dress Codes
Dress codes are often used in the workplace for various reasons. Employers may ask staff to wear a uniform to communicate a corporate image and ensure customers can easily identify them. In other c...
Dismissal Was Disability Discrimination
By Stephen Simpson on 29 April 2016
An employment tribunal has held that it was discrimination arising from disability for an employee with mental health problems to be dismissed without a prope...
Hostility to WEU Member Was Unlawful
Legal Framework
The dispute revolved around Section 146 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A), which protects workers from suffering an unlawful detriment for ...
